LaGroue offers 5000 items

New Pet Shop-
LaGroue Offers 5000 Items
LaGroue Pet and Supply
Co.'s new branch store at Five
Points West Shopping City
which opens today, will offer
the citizens of western Bir-
mingham more than 5000
items for the health, care and
maintenance of all household
pets.
W. D. LaGroue, owner of
the firm, said the new store
will be the very latest of its
type with a special air condi-
tioning in the pet room to
eliminate almost all animal
odors. It is the third store
to be opened. The second was
opened at Eastwood Mall in
1960.
The new store will be under
the management of Walter
LaGroue, son of the owner.
He has just graduated from
Howard College.
Young LaGroue grew up in
the pet shop business, spend-
ing vacations and week-ends
around the store.
And he comes by his love
of the business naturally, for
his mother was a clerk in the
LaGroue store until she mar-
ried his father.
Purchased Pet Shop
The history of LaGroue goes
back 32 years to the time
when he first purchased the
Gorman Pet Shop from J. B.
Gorman.
The business was located in
the same block it now is, but
across the street from the
present location at 211 24th-st,
north.
When he first took over the
business it occupied 800
square feet of floor space.
His first move was next
door to the present location
and expanded space to 7000
square feet where he remained
for 16 years.
In 1963, the store moved to
the present site. It contains
12,000 square feet on three
floors.
Serves As Warehouse
LaGroue explained the
downtown location acts as a
warehouse and source of
supply for the store in East-
wood Mall and the new Five
Points West store.
"The future of my business
is in the suburban store," M.
LaGroue said.
Our new Five Points West
store in addition to the stand-
ard pet lines will have 75
varieties of tropical fish, with
all accessories for their health
and welfare including aerating
equipment, a harmless reptile
department where a person
can find snakes, horned toads
lizards, and other species of
the reptile family suitable for
pets.
LaGroue felt the most pop-
ular pets remain pretty much
the same as they have been
for years, namely, puppies,
kittens and parakeets.
However, if you want a
monkey, mynah bird or a
macaw, they can be purchased
at any one of the LaGroue
stores.
Mrs. LaGroue has been a
tremendous help in the busi-
ness, according to her hus-
band. She now handles much
of the work at the Eastwood
Mall store which has been tre-
mendously successful.
And her son Barry is a sec-
ond year student at the Uni-
versity of Alabama.
"We are looking forward to
a fine business in Five Points
West," LaGroue said, "and
the opportunity to be of serv-
ice to the citizens of the West-
ern section."
"It's sort of like coming
home," he said. "Although I
was raised in the Eastern part
of Birmingham I was born in
the Western section "
He expressed the opinion
that the work has been long
and hard in the pet business
but worth it.
It was hard to do, he said,
but I managed to get two
years of college by going to
the University of Alabama
Center in Birmingham at
night.
Many Free
Gifts Offered
At Opening
Opportunity will knock for
those attending the opening of
Five Points West Shopping
City's new $250,000 addition to-
day.
A special feature will be the
registration for hundreds of
dollars worth of free gifts to
be given away.
Vaughan Weil will award
some lucky lady a $1200 mink
stole, as well as a number of
famous-make ladies suits and
dresses, ladies hose and ac-
cessories.
A free live monkey and a
free live puppy, a complete
15-gallon aquarium, and free
dog food also will be given
away.
There will be a free dog
show and contest for boys and
girls with pet dogs, Friday
night on the parking lot at
7:30 p.m. sponsored by La-
groue Pet Supply Co. and Jim
Dandy Dog Food.
For the men and boys there
will be a large number of
famous-make mens suits and
sport coats, shirts, ties, socks,
and shoes, all from Jones-
Lawless.
Registration is free. Persons
need not be present to win.

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New Pet Shop-
LaGroue Offers 5000 Items
LaGroue Pet and Supply
Co.'s new branch store at Five
Points West Shopping City
which opens today, will offer
the citizens of western Bir-
mingham more than 5000
items for the health, care and
maintenance of all household
pets.
W. D. LaGroue, owner of
the firm, said the new store
will be the very latest of its
type with a special air condi-
tioning in the pet room to
eliminate almost all animal
odors. It is the third store
to be opened. The second was
opened at Eastwood Mall in
1960.
The new store will be under
the management of Walter
LaGroue, son of the owner.
He has just graduated from
Howard College.
Young LaGroue grew up in
the pet shop business, spend-
ing vacations and week-ends
around the store.
And he comes by his love
of the business naturally, for
his mother was a clerk in the
LaGroue store until she mar-
ried his father.
Purchased Pet Shop
The history of LaGroue goes
back 32 years to the time
when he first purchased the
Gorman Pet Shop from J. B.
Gorman.
The business was located in
the same block it now is, but
across the street from the
present location at 211 24th-st,
north.
When he first took over the
business it occupied 800
square feet of floor space.
His first move was next
door to the present location
and expanded space to 7000
square feet where he remained
for 16 years.
In 1963, the store moved to
the present site. It contains
12,000 square feet on three
floors.
Serves As Warehouse
LaGroue explained the
downtown location acts as a
warehouse and source of
supply for the store in East-
wood Mall and the new Five
Points West store.
"The future of my business
is in the suburban store," M.
LaGroue said.
Our new Five Points West
store in addition to the stand-
ard pet lines will have 75
varieties of tropical fish, with
all accessories for their health
and welfare including aerating
equipment, a harmless reptile
department where a person
can find snakes, horned toads
lizards, and other species of
the reptile family suitable for
pets.
LaGroue felt the most pop-
ular pets remain pretty much
the same as they have been
for years, namely, puppies,
kittens and parakeets.
However, if you want a
monkey, mynah bird or a
macaw, they can be purchased
at any one of the LaGroue
stores.
Mrs. LaGroue has been a
tremendous help in the busi-
ness, according to her hus-
band. She now handles much
of the work at the Eastwood
Mall store which has been tre-
mendously successful.
And her son Barry is a sec-
ond year student at the Uni-
versity of Alabama.
"We are looking forward to
a fine business in Five Points
West," LaGroue said, "and
the opportunity to be of serv-
ice to the citizens of the West-
ern section."
"It's sort of like coming
home," he said. "Although I
was raised in the Eastern part
of Birmingham I was born in
the Western section "
He expressed the opinion
that the work has been long
and hard in the pet business
but worth it.
It was hard to do, he said,
but I managed to get two
years of college by going to
the University of Alabama
Center in Birmingham at
night.
Many Free
Gifts Offered
At Opening
Opportunity will knock for
those attending the opening of
Five Points West Shopping
City's new $250,000 addition to-
day.
A special feature will be the
registration for hundreds of
dollars worth of free gifts to
be given away.
Vaughan Weil will award
some lucky lady a $1200 mink
stole, as well as a number of
famous-make ladies suits and
dresses, ladies hose and ac-
cessories.
A free live monkey and a
free live puppy, a complete
15-gallon aquarium, and free
dog food also will be given
away.
There will be a free dog
show and contest for boys and
girls with pet dogs, Friday
night on the parking lot at
7:30 p.m. sponsored by La-
groue Pet Supply Co. and Jim
Dandy Dog Food.
For the men and boys there
will be a large number of
famous-make mens suits and
sport coats, shirts, ties, socks,
and shoes, all from Jones-
Lawless.
Registration is free. Persons
need not be present to win.